# Accident 20241114016309A: Charlie Guinn CCK-1865, Lewistown, MT, November 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7529° N, 108.8766° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7529&lon=-108.8766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247CC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247CC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Charlie Guinn CCK-1865 (registry code 0563199, https://openairdocs.org/model/charlie-guinn-cck-1865) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Cubcrafter CC340 (registry code 18050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cubcrafter-cc340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHARLIE GUINN CCK-1865
- Reported engine: CUBCRAFTER CC340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 160 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241114016309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAKE-OFF FROM A MOUNTAIN FIELD, JUST AFTER THE LANDING GEAR CAME OFF THE GROUND, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND IMPACTED A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED AROUND THE TREE THEN CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR25LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA043), Nov 14, 2024: Charlie Guinn CCK-1865 (N247CC), Lewiston, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in a gusting tailwind, which resulted in an impact with a tree.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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